Marker Inscription
George Washington Jopling (1833-1903) erected this log cabin in 1863 in the Johnson Station Community for his wife Catherine (Thomas) (1837-1882) and their large family. A farmer, cattleman, and cotton gin owner, Jopling also served as a community leader, helping organizing the Johnson Station Masonic Lodge. After Catherine died he remarried and deeded the cabin, which had been enlarged, to his daughter Jane Catherine (1854-1940) and her husband Z.T. Melear 1850-1931). Melear, a farmer and blacksmith, owned a livery stable and cotton gin. In 1970 the cabin was moved to this site. (1980)
About this site
Jopling-Melear Log Cabin is a historical marker in Arlington, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 358 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 501 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7382, -97.1085 near Arlington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Watson, P.A., Log House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include North Side School, Bankhead Highway Through Arlington, and Arlington Post Office.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439002851. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
